Forty-Fifth Report - Managing flood risk

The government accepts the recommendation and provides an update, committing to transform local flood risk planning by 2026, consult on reforms in due course, and is working to consult on updated draft Flood Risk Management Plans in Autumn 2021.

The government accepts the recommendation, confirming it is developing a new national set of flood risk indicators by Spring 2022 that will incorporate all types of flood risk (residential, non-residential, agricultural, infrastructure) and allow for comparison over time.

The government accepts the recommendation, committing to undertake and publish annual analysis of investment levels across regions and deprived areas through KPIs, with reporting beginning by Spring 2022, and will take appropriate action to reduce funding inequality.

The government accepted the recommendation, stating it wrote to the Committee by the deadline and committed to ongoing research into flood insurance, publishing responses to consultations on the Flood Re scheme and Property Flood Resilience (PFR) in due course, and continuing significant investment in PFR measures.

The government agreed with the committee's conclusion, confirming its commitment to review local government funding for statutory flood and coastal erosion risk management functions as part of the Spending Review 2021, aligning with the existing commitment noted by the committee.

The government agrees with the committee's observation and details its existing multi-year flood and coastal defence investment programmes, including a record £5.2 billion for the next six years, and past increases in maintenance funding. It also mentions reviewing future budgets as part of SR21.

The government states it agrees with the committee's observation and is developing an improved framework for understanding overall flood risk, including new methods for calculating risk reduction. By Spring 2022, the department will have in place a full suite of metrics (KPIs) and a new oversight process to monitor flood risk.

The government agrees with the observation and states that the department and Agency are developing a framework for understanding overall flood risk, including improved methods, new KPIs by Spring 2022, and considering interim improvements to the current NaFRA before its 2024 update.

The government agrees with the observation and is developing a framework for understanding overall flood risk, which includes improved methods like Expected Annual Damages (EAD) and a new suite of KPIs by Spring 2022, aiming to provide a more comprehensive national assessment for all asset types.

The government agrees with the observation and commits to developing an improved framework for understanding overall flood risk, including new measurement methods and KPIs. By Spring 2022, the department will have in place new metrics and an oversight process to monitor flood risk and inform future action, contributing to better risk communication.

The government agrees with the committee's observation and reaffirms its commitment to developing a national set of indicators on flood risk by Spring 2022, outlining the framework and metrics currently being developed.

The government agrees with the committee's observation on delegated responsibility for scheme selection. It commits to monitoring the performance of the investment programme, including regional and deprived area investment, through KPIs and a new governance board, with strengthened reporting of progress by Spring 2022.

The government agrees with the implied need for better understanding and monitoring, committing to monitor the flood defence investment programme and report on investment in deprived areas via KPIs, with strengthened reporting in place by Spring 2022.

The government agrees with the observation and commits to new actions, including monitoring regional investment patterns through KPIs, establishing a new governance board to review reports, and strengthening overall reporting by Spring 2022. It is also exploring ways to support local economies through a Call for Evidence.